diminution vs shrinking

shrinking vs diminution

diminution and shrinking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminution	Yes	No	No	No
shrinking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrinking is a hyponym of diminution; that is, shrinking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminution:

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
shrinking: the act of becoming less

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

diminution (noun)	shrinking (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of becoming less
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)	process or result of becoming less or smaller
change toward something smaller or lower

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